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Carer charged with assault causing harm of wheel-chair user and vulnerable adult

A CARER has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a ‘wheelchair user’ and ‘vulnerable’ woman he was responsible for. At Ennis District Court, Derrick Reid (43) of Bruach An Mhuilinn, Roslevan, Ennis faces three charges including the alleged assault causing harm of his long term partner and woman he also is entrusted to care for. After …

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Clare man facing six charges over workplace death of married father of six

By Gordon Deegan

A COUNTY Clare man on Friday appeared in court charged in connection with the workplace death of a married father of six at an industrial unit in Ennistymon in north Clare in March 2020. At Ennis District Court on Friday, Joe Moloney of Skeagh, Inagh, Co Clare faced six separate charges under the Safety, Health …

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Shannon man goaded Gardaí on social media with ‘catch me if you can’ message

By Gordon Deegan

*Danny Harty. A 26 year old Shannon man goaded Gardaí on social media with a ‘catch me if you can’ type message as officers were searching for him concerning alleged assaults committed by the man, a court has heard.

Shannon meat operator pays out €2k debt to supplier

By Gordon Deegan

*Asba Meats. SHANNON based Halal meat operator, Asba Meats has paid out €2,000 as part of its plan to clear a debt owed to supplier, Town and Country Meats, a court has heard.

Scariff checkpoint uncovers motorist’s claim that his car is registered to six year old daughter

By Gordon Deegan

*Garda checkpoint. A JUDGE has described as ‘bizarre’ a road traffic case where a Galway motorist has told a court that the car he was driving in is registered to his six year old daughter.

Judge says Shannon man subjected two innocent men to ‘drive-by shooting by the Internet’ over false Facebook claims

By Gordon Deegan

*Martin Hannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley A judge has stated that a 43-year old Shannon man subjected two innocent men to “a drive-by shooting by the Internet” when falsely claiming on Facebook that the two were paedophiles.

Owner of Halal meat plant directed to attend court over failure to pay off €17k debt

By Gordon Deegan

*Asba Meats. A JUDGE has directed that the owner of a Shannon based Halal meat plant operator, Asba Meats attend court over his company’s failure to pay in full an unpaid debt of €16,931 to another meat firm.

Ennis man (44) appears in court for punching retired judge aged in his eighties

By Gordon Deegan

*FILE PIC: Judge Mangan prior to his 2011 retirement. A 44 year old Clare man has appeared in court after allegedly punching a retired judge aged in his eighties outside an Ennis café.

Man charged with burglaries in Clare and Limerick may walk from prison free if no progress made – judge warns

By Gordon Deegan

*The grounds in Wolfe Tones were among the premises where Eddie Carey carried out burglaries. A JUDGE warned that if there is not progress over the next month in the case concerning a man charged with 24 burglaries at premises across Clare, Limerick and Galway, the accused could be let out of prison with the …

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Shannon based Halal meat operator agrees to pay €16,931 debt to another meat firm

By Gordon Deegan

*Asba Meats. SHANNON based Halal meat plant operator, Asba Meats has agreed to pay unpaid debts and costs of €16,931 to another meat firm after its owner was ordered to attend court.

Stiofan Fitzpatrick

Carer charged with assault causing harm of wheel-chair user and vulnerable adult

Clare man facing six charges over workplace death of married father of six

Shannon man goaded Gardaí on social media with ‘catch me if you can’ message

Shannon meat operator pays out €2k debt to supplier

Scariff checkpoint uncovers motorist’s claim that his car is registered to six year old daughter

Judge says Shannon man subjected two innocent men to ‘drive-by shooting by the Internet’ over false Facebook claims

Owner of Halal meat plant directed to attend court over failure to pay off €17k debt

Ennis man (44) appears in court for punching retired judge aged in his eighties

Man charged with burglaries in Clare and Limerick may walk from prison free if no progress made – judge warns

Shannon based Halal meat operator agrees to pay €16,931 debt to another meat firm

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